Mayor Gregor Robertson and nine city councillors all had a turn at the microphone Tuesday to express their disgust at the Stanley Cup riot and quiz city manager Penny Ballem on the reviews into the night of destruction.

Here are excerpts of what some of them said at the first council meeting since 60 downtown stores were ransacked and at least 15 vehicles set ablaze in the June 15 riot.

• Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs on the huge amount of liquor consumed by people who participated in the riot and attended the so-called live sites set up around the CBC building and Vancouver Public Library.

“While the event was public, I would submit that the availability of liquor was a private sector proposition, for the most part.”

• Vision Coun. Kerry Jang on his assessment that having families attend the live sites may have hindered the Vancouver Police Department’s response to the rioters.

“What I would like to know, how was the VPD actually hindered on controlling crowds, depending on the makeup of the crowd? I’d like to know whether that may have delayed some of the response, or how they had to hold back.”

• COPE Coun. Ellen Woodsworth on the story before the riot erupted.

“I would like to remind us all that the Canucks did bring the Stanley Cup to Vancouver, and with it, came hundreds of thousands of people and millions of dollars that were spent in local businesses.”

• Vision Coun. Heather Deal on people pointing out that other live sites around the region, including Surrey, didn’t experience a riot.

“Much political hay has been made of the fact that there was face painting in Surrey. Well, of course there was face painting at the CBC Plaza, as well. So I would welcome a comparison of the other live sites in the region… whether there was face painting available, family-oriented activities—as there were in downtown Vancouver—and whether they had areas that were gated off with checks for alcohol, as there was in Vancouver. Of course we had a flow of people in the last game that made that impossible to maintain.”

• Vision Coun. Tim Stevenson on the young drunks who participated in the riot and why they destroyed businesses and vehicles. “I would like [the city’s review] to look into the psychology of violence. What’s going on—in not just how did the police respond and so on—but what were some of the underlying factors besides alcohol? And I do believe alcohol was a huge part.”

• COPE Coun. David Cadman on “an early warning device” to prevent a future riot and how transit police should be a part of that.

“I don’t know what kind of communications they had with our police and with our fire and rescue, but I would have hoped that there would have been eyes there that would have been telling us early on that there’s a problem coming downtown on transit.”

City manager Penny Ballem didn’t have a firm date when the city’s internal review would be completed, or if it would be made public.

The government-funded independent review must be completed by Aug. 31. That report will be made public.

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